Intervention Officer - Language and Communication Service

TN United Kingdom; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational authority seeks an Intervention Officer for their Language and Communication Service in Londonderry. The role involves supporting children with special educational needs, providing advice to educators and families, and contributing to professional development initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting children with special educational needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with educational settings and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to preschool and primary staff.
• Contribute to training and cluster programmes.
• Maintain records of support and provide reports.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Collaboration

Education

Relevant Degree in Education or Related Field

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Intervention Officer - Language and Communication Service, Londonderry

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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JOB PURPOSE

The Intervention Officer will work as part of the regional Language and Communication Service, (LCS). In delivering this role, the Intervention Officer will provide advice to preschool, primary and post primary setting staff and parents and will support referred children directly in settings. The Intervention Officer will also contribute to training and cluster programmes, participate in collaborative working and contribute to the development of the service with the guidance of senior team members.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Training, advice and support for service users

Children:

Work within the guidance of designated team members to support children referred to the LCS:

• Contribute to the assessment of children with special educational needs in partnership with the pupil’s settings.
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of individual programmes for identified children who require more intensive support;
• Prepare materials that may be required to support the individual child in their setting context as well as other aspects of the school setting.
• Work closely with setting practitioners and special educational needs co-ordinators in schools to practice effective strategies and interventions in relation to individual children;
• Contribute to the monitoring and review of children’s progress in line with agreed protocols;
• Support the transition of referred children into to their year 1 and post primary provision as required;

Families:

Work under the direction of designated team members to support families of children with Language and Communication special educational needs referred to the LCS by:

• Providing a caring and empathetic service to families demonstrating an understanding of their experiences and the challenges they may face;
• Providing professional advice and support to parents of children who have been identified as having special educational needs;
• Liaising with parents and early educational settings to promote active partnership working and to seek consistency of approaches within the home and educational settings;
• Encouraging and facilitating parental partnership between the LCS and the pupil’s educational setting.
• Work under the guidance of designated team members to support early years educational settings by:
• Provide setting-based targeted support and pupil advisory support following service pathways.
• Seek feedback from educational settings to maintain an ongoing evaluation of the service.
• Provide advice to educational settings regarding practitioner themes including understanding a child’s language and communication needs and the use of appropriate assessment, strategies, materials, and equipment.
• Promote the LCS online professional learning modules, and where agreed, support lead trainers in providing in-set training for educational settings.

Collaboration with Others and Inter-agency Work

• Participate in a co-ordinated approach in addressing the special educational needs of a child with complex language and communication SEN;
• Follow service protocols in relation to collaborative working to ensure an efficient use of service time and resources;
• Follow a co-ordinated approach in the observation, assessment and support for children with language and communication SEN;
• Liaise, as appropriate, with members of other agencies including the Educational Psychology Service, other Pupil Support Services and other statutory and voluntary services/agencies;
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings, as appropriate, regarding the language and communication special educational needs of individual children.

Record Keeping and Information Technology

• Maintain records of support and provide reports in line with agreed protocols;
• Prepare, as appropriate, reports on support provided to settings and on the progress of individual children under the supervision of a designated member of the service.
• Co-operate in the implementation of Information and Communication Technology.

Maintaining Quality of Service Delivery: Continuing Professional Development

• Participate in and contribute to the service staff development programme;
• Engage in professional development activities in line with the LCS model of team development and in relation to personal targets and goals.
• Support the professional development of other team members in line with the LCS model of team development.

Other Duties

• Complying with EA policies and procedures in relation to the duties and responsibilities of the post
• Contributing to the ongoing evaluation of the service.
• Maintaining at all times confidentiality of information received.
• Any such other duties that the EA may from time to time require.